Tim Stead
About Tim Stead
Tim Stead is the Technical Director for APAC at Securiti, with a career spanning over two decades in various technical roles across multiple companies. He has held positions at Skyhigh Networks, McAfee, Dimension Data, Websense, and Allasso, contributing to his expertise in cloud architecture and sales engineering.
Current Role at Securiti
Tim Stead serves as the Technical Director for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region at Securiti. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to the company's strategic initiatives in cloud security and data protection. Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he focuses on enhancing Securiti's technical capabilities and client engagement across the APAC market.
Previous Experience at Skyhigh Networks
Before joining Securiti, Tim Stead worked at Skyhigh Networks as the Sales Engineer Manager for the APAC region from 2016 to 2018. His role involved managing sales engineering teams and supporting the sales process to drive business growth. He also served as a Sales Engineer at the same company from 2014 to 2016, where he contributed to technical sales efforts in Australia and New Zealand.
Experience at McAfee
Tim Stead's tenure at McAfee included multiple roles. He served as a Cloud Architect for the APAC region from 2019 to 2021, where he focused on cloud security solutions. Prior to that, he was the Cloud Sales Engineer Manager for APAC from 2018 to 2019, overseeing technical sales strategies and customer engagement.
Educational Background
Tim Stead studied at Charters School in Sunningdale, where he completed A-Levels in Physics, Design & Technology, and Physical Education from 1988 to 1995. He furthered his education at Farnborough College of Technology, earning a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electronics & Computer System Engineering from 1996 to 1998.
Early Career and Other Roles
Tim Stead's early career included various technical roles. He worked at Dimension Data as a Solution Architect from 2008 to 2011, and at Websense, where he held positions as Senior Sales Engineer from 2011 to 2013 and Sales Engineering Manager from 2013 to 2014. He also served as a Pre-Sales Engineer at Allasso from 2001 to 2004.